Low-Latency Java Engineer – Fixed Income Trading

BGC Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services technology firm is seeking a skilled Java Developer to enhance low-latency trading applications. The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of experience in server-side Java, expertise in Spring and Docker, and a strong background in financial technologies. Responsibilities include developing trading platforms, collaborating with teams, and optimizing performance in a high-throughput environment. This position is based in New York, NY, and offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of fixed income brokerage operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Prior experience in electronic trading systems or financial services technology is a strong plus.
• Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side Java applications for fixed income trading platforms.
• Collaborate with business analysts, traders, and other developers to deliver mission-critical features.
• Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in real-time trading environments.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Maven

Docker

SQL

Multithreading

Concurrency

Performance tuning

Messaging systems

RESTful services

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Splunk

ELK stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

A financial services technology firm is seeking a skilled Java Developer to enhance low-latency trading applications. The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of experience in server-side Java, expertise in Spring and Docker, and a strong background in financial technologies. Responsibilities include developing trading platforms, collaborating with teams, and optimizing performance in a high-throughput environment. This position is based in New York, NY, and offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of fixed income brokerage operations.